A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...

The election debacle comes only months after Shigeru Ishiba's coalition was forced into a minority government in the more ...

Japan's annual inflation rate eased to 3.3% in June 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since ...

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting lingering price pressures that back market expectations for further interest ...

The ruling LDP coalition may lose its upper house majority.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was uncertain after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese public voted on Sunday to determine the makeup of the nation's upper house, in a crucial vote for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose coalition is fighting to hold on to its ...

Japan’s ruling coalition is on track to lose its majority in the upper house, according to exit polls from Sunday’s election ...

TOKYO] Japan’s key price measure cooled a tad more than expected while remaining well above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) target, ...

The result is the second dismal election showing for Mr Ishiba since he became premier in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com ...